Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-10-13
now TO GET RICH.

General Ben Butler has been tell
ing young men through the Boston
Herald how to acquire wealth, as
follows:
"Nothing is Sc safe for an invest
ment as improved real estate. Moth
ing is likely to grow in value faster.
In the last SO years 90 per cent. of
all tie merchants and. traders in
Boston nave failed. In the last so
years 90 per cent. of all the business
corporations have failed or gone out
of business, SO that their stock has
been wiped out. In the last so
years all the improved real estate
on the average has paid its inter
est and taxes and quadrupled in
value. If a young mans father can
give him any thing to start him In
the world, he had better invest it in
that way and let it accumulate and
earn his living, and he will be richer
than if had gone into business. Jay
Gould is said to have started from
q mouse trap seller to become a
millionaire. Assuming that to be
true he is only one of 1000 900
of people; and if any young man
thinks that he is going to initiate
Jay Gould, there are 10000, 900
chances to one that he won't sue
ceed.'
The rule / would lay down for a
young man is, never do a mean
thing for money. Be prudent and
saving o. your money. Be careful
to have no interest account against
you, unless you have an equal or
greater interest account running in
your favor. Work diligently and
you are sure of a competency in
your old age, and as early as posi-
BILE, if you can, find a saving, pru-
dent girl who has been brought up
by a mother who knows how to take
care of house, and make wife OF
her. She will aid and not hinder
you.
/ claim no originality in this ad-
vice, and will relate you an incl
dent in my own experience to illus
trate it: In my earliest practice in
my profession 1 was quite success
full in earning money, and I had a
small balance In the Lowell Bank
at the head OF which was Mr..
James G. Carney. The bank was
directly across the hall from my
office. / stepped into the bank to
deposit little money on one occa-
sion, and Mr.. Carney said to me
"Why don't you invest your mon
ey?" "Invest," said 1; 81 have
nothing to invest" "Oh yes" he
says; "you have quite little sum
of money, and l see that your
young friends come with your checks
occasionally, evidently borrowing
it. Now you had better invest it,
ssHow can 1 invest it?' "Invesi
it in real estate" al know moth
ing about real estate"
"Go to the first auction and bu,
the property. You can not be mucf
cheated in that, because you will
have to give very little more thar
somebody else will have to pay t.
get it. Give you notes for it, saw,
your. money, collect your fees, pa.
your notes as they become due
See that the property is improved
properly, SO that the rent will keel
down your interest account, an,
when you get any other money in
vest in the same way, and if you
notes press upon you little taste
than you can pay them, why W,
will, when we find that is what yol
are doing with your money, dis
count your note and give you httl
more time, so that you can pay
up. This will necessitate tn
prompt collection OF your bills, 70
know that you would rather worl
and earn q hundred dollars than du
a man for it, unless You have
pressing need for it. You hav
not even asked tor little bill tina
we owe you in the bank, whic
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